INDEPENDENf  ORDER 


GOOD  TEMPLARS, 


SUBORDINATE   LODGES, 


UNDER  THB  JURISDICTION  OF  THB 


EIGHT  WOETHt  GEAKD  LODGE  OF  NORTH  AMEEIOA. 


ADOPTED  AT  CLEVELAND  SESSION, 
MAT  24,  1864. 


CHICAGO: 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE  RIGHT  WORTHY  GRAND  LODGE. 


1864. 


DIAGEAM  OP  GOOD  TEMPLAES'  HALL. 


W.A.8.    W.S. 


W.  F.  8.    W.  T. 

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1  ' 


ANTE-ROOM. 
W.  Sent. 


ORDER  OF  BUSINESS. 


1.  —  Opening  Ceremonies. 

2.  —  Roll  of  Officers  and  Appointments  pro-tern. 

3.  —  Reading  Journal,  and  action  thereon. 

4.  —  Reports  of  Investigating  Committees. 

5.  —  Balloting  on  Candidates. 

6.  —  Initiatory  Ceremonies. 


7.  —  Propositions  for  Membership,  and  reference 

to  Committees. 

8.  —  Reports;    Special  Committees  ;    Sickness; 

Violations. 

9.  —  Charges  preferred  and  referred  to  Com- 

mittees. 

10.  —  Reports  of  Officers  ;    Trustees;    Finance 

Committee. 

11.  —  Application  for  Degrees. 

12.  —  Election;    Installation,  and  other  Special 

Orders. 

13.  —  Unfinished  Business. 

14.  —  Communications,  and  New  Business. 

15.  —  Good  of  the  Order;   Lectures,  Essays, 

Speeches,  Papers,  etc. 

16.  —  Closing  Ceremonies. 


GENERAL   RULES. 


1.  Whenever  an  obligation  is  to  be  administered,  the  Lodge 

should  always  be  called  to  their  feet. 

; 

2.  The  attitude  to  be  assumed  on  receiving  the  obligation, 
is,  the  right  hand  upon  the  heart.    The  open  Bible  should  lie 
upon  the  altar,  in  front  of  the  candidate. 

3.  Should  candidates  refuse  to  assent  to  the   Obligation, 
the  Initiation  cannot  proceed,  but  the  W.  M.  will  conduct  such 
candidates  to  the  ante-room. 

4.  Officers  entering  the  Lodge  room  and  reporting  to  the 
W.  C.  T.,  give  the  salutation  to  that  Officer  as  they  report 

5.  When  the  Lodge  is  visited  by  the  Officers  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  or  their  Representatives,  officially,  it  should  rise  as  they 
enter  the  room  and  give  the  salutation. 


EITUAL. 


[  When  the  hour  arrives  for  opening  the  Lodge,  the 
W.  C.  T.  (and  in  his  absence  the  W.  V.  T.,  or  a  P.  W. 
C.  r.)  will  take  the  chair  and  call  the  Lodge  to  order.*] 


W.  C.  T.  We  are  now  about  to  open  the 
Lodge.  All  not  members  of  the  Order  will 
please  retire.  The  Officers  and  Members  will 
clothe  themselves  in  appropriate  regalia  and 
assume  their  respective  positions. 

The  Worthy  Vice  Templar  will  see  that  the 
Guards  of  the  Lodge  are  at  their  proper  places, 

*  These  Explanatory  Notes  and  Special  Rules,  In  italic,  are  for  the  information 
and  guide  of  the  Officers  only,  and  are  not  to  be  spoken  in  any  instance  during 
the  Ceremony. 


6  RITUAL. 

and  that  they  are  correct  in  the  Quarterly  Pass- 
word, Explanation  and  Signals. 

[  The  W.  C.  T.  will  now  make  such  pro-tern,  appoint- 
ments as  are  necessary  to  open  the  Lodge.~\ 

The  Marshal  and  Deputy  will  communicate 
to  me  the  Pass-word  and  Explanation  of  the 
present  term,  after  which  they  will  ascertain 
and  report  if  all  present  are  in  possession  of 
the  same. 

'[The  W.  M.  commences  with  the  L.  H.  S. ;  the  W.  D. 
M.  with  the  R.  H.  S.  reporting  each  failure  to  give  them 
correctly  as  it  occurs.  Should  there  be  any  present  not  in 
possession  of  the  Quarterly  Pass-word  and  Explanation, 
and  not  entitled  to  the  same,  the  W.  C.  T.  should  re- 
quire them  to  leave  the  room;  if  entitled,  the  W.  C.  T. 
will  communicate  them  at  once.  On  completing  examin- 
ation, the  Marshal  and  Deputy  resume  their  respective 
positions,  and  report  all  correct."] 


[  Officers  that  respond  rise."] 

W.  C.  T.     Worthy  Officers :  what  are  your 
respective  duties? 

W.  V.  T.     To  assist  you  in  preserving  order ; 


OPENING.  7 

allow  none  to  enter  or  retire  during  the  Open- 
ing, Closing,  or  Initiatory  Ceremonies,  unless 
directed  by  you;  to  have  charge  of  the  ante- 
room of  this  Lodge,  and  in  conjunction  with 
the  Guards,  enforce  the  rules  of  the  Order  in 
relation  to  the  same. 

P.  W.  C.  T.  To  receive  and  recognize  the 
salutation,  and  see  that  Members  are  properly 
clothed  in  regalia. 

W.  S.  To  keep  a  correct  record  of  the  pro- 
ceedings of  this  meeting. 

W.  F.  S.  To  keep  just  and  true  accounts 
between  this  Lodge  and  myself;  between  the 
Lodge  and  its  members,  and  pay  all  money 
received  to  the  Worthy  Treasurer. 

W.  T.  To  safely  keep*  all  money  of  the 
Lodge,  and  pay  the  same  only  on  the  order 
of  the  Worthy  Chief  Templar  and  Worthy 
Secretary. 

W.  M.  To  see  that  all  present  are  quali- 
fied to  remain;  to  keep  the  regalia  in  order; 
introduce*  candidates,  and  attend  to  visiting 
members. 


8  RITUAL. 

W.  Chap.  It  is  my  duty  and  privilege  to 
conduct  the  devotional  exercises  of  the  Lodge 
Let  us  look  to  God  for  his  blessing. 

[or,  "Let  us  listen  to  the  teachings  of  Divine  Inspira-> 
tion"  (in  case  a  passage  of  Scripture  is  read).  An 
extempore  prayer  can  be  used  if  preferred."] 


PRAYER. 

Our  Father,  who  art  in  Heaven,  we  thank 
Thee,  that  Thy  protecting  care  has  been  over 
us,  and  ours,  during  another  week;  and  that 
we  are  permitted  again  to  meet  together  around 
our  common  altar,  under  circumstances  of  so 
great  mercy.  Do  Thou  be  pleased  to  pardon 
all  our  transgressions,  and  forgive  us  for  having 
loved  and  served  Thee  so  feebly.  As  we  are 
met  to  promote  the  great  interests  of  the  Tem- 
perance cause,  may  we  be  enlightened  and 
strengthened,  so  as  to  make  our  plans  and  acts 
most  potent  for  good.  We  would  commend  to 
Thee  the  suffering  everywhere,  and  especially 
the  inebriate  and  his  family;  and  wilt  Thou 
help  us  to  work  for  the  good  of  t^ose  thus 
unfortunate.  Bless,  0  Lord,  the  organization 


OPENING.  9 

to  which  we  belong,  and  all  Temperance  effort 
in  whatever  direction,  and  in  Thine  own  good 
time,  may  everything  that  can  intoxicate  be 
driven  from  our  midst,  and  the  clouds  that  have 
so  long  darkened  our  sky,  be  scattered  by  the 
golden  beams  of  truth  and  Temperance.  Do 
Thou  guide  us  in  our  deliberations  this  evening, 
through  the  journey  of  life  ever  lead  us,  and 
finally  bring  us  to  Thyself  in  Thine  own 
Kingdom,  which  we  ask  in  the  name  of  Thy 
dear  Son,  our  Redeemer.  Amen. 

W.  C.  T.  Officers  and  Members :  our  re- 
spective duties  are  plain,  and  I  need  not  urge 
their  faithful  discharge  upon  all.  A  nobler 
moral  object  than  ours  never  called  true  men 
and  women  together  in  council.  We  are  here 
to  work.  Let  us  do  it,  and  so  advance  our 
common  cause,  and  honor  God.  Please  sing 
our  Opening  Ode. 

[  The  W.  C.  T.  will  announce  which  Ode  will  be  sung.'] 


10  RITUAL. 

OPENING  ODES. 

1.    Am— "  Watchman." 

Friends  of  Temperance,  welcome  here, 

Cheerful  are  our  hearts  to-day ; 
TeH  us — we  would  gladly  hear —  ' 

How  our  cause  speeds  on  its  way. 

Here  we  pledge  ourselves  anew, 
Not  to  touch  the  drunkard's  drink ; 

Proving  faithful,  proving  true, 
We  will  from  no  duty  shrink. 

2.    AIR—"  Tlie  Battle  Cry  of  Freedom? 

"We  are  gathering  for  the  conflict,  with  earnest  hearts  and  true, 

Shouting  the  battle  cry  of  Temperance;' 
The  world  will  bless  our  progress  in  the  work  we  have  to  do ; 

Shouting  the  battle  cry  of  Temperance. 
Cold  water  forever,  hurrah  !  then,  hurrah ! 
Down  with  the  wine  glass — up  with  our  star; 
As  we  gather  for  a  right  cause,  with  earnest  hearts  and  true, 

Shouting  the  battle  cry  of  Temperance. 

W.  C.  T.     I  now  declare  the  Lodge  open  for 
the  transaction  of  business. 


[  The  W.  C.  T  should  require  all  the  members  in  the 
ante-room  to  enter,  and  then  proceed  with  the  usual  Order 
of  Business.] 


i 


INITIATION.  11 


[  When  the  Lodge  is  ready  for  Initiation,  the  W.  C.  71 
will  direct  the  W.  'M.  to  retire  to  the  ante-room,  and 
ascertain  if  there  are  candidates  in  waiting  ;  and  the 

W.  M.,  in  reporting  candidates,  should  announce  their 
names  in  full  in  open  Lodge,  that  the  W.  C.  T.  and 

W,  S.  may  satisfy  themselves  that  the  persons  have  been 
duly  elected.] 

W.  0.  T.  The  Past  Worthy  Chief  Templar 
and  Financial  Secretary  will  repair  to  the  ante- 
room, propound  the  usual  questions,  and  collect 
the  fees  and  dues. 

[The  P.  W.  C.  T.  and  W.  F.  S.  will  retire;  the  follow- 
ing questions  are  to  be  answered  in  the  affirmative  :] 

P.  W.  C.  T,  Will  you  be  obedient  to  all 
the  laws  and  rules  of  this  Institution,  they  not 
conflicting  with  your  duties  as  a  citizen  .or  a 
Christian  ? 

Ansiver.     I  will. 

P.  W.  C.  T.  Will  you  take  a  solemn  pledge 
to  abstain  forever  from  the  use  of,  or  giving  to 
others  as  a  beverage,  anything  that  will  intoxi- 
cate ? 

Answer.     I  will. 


12  RITUAL. 

P.  W.  C.  T.  Do  you  believe  in  the  exist- 
ence of  Almighty  God,  the  Ruler  and  Governor 
of  all  things  ? 

Answer.     I  do. 

[These  questions  having  been  answered  in  the  affirma- 
tive^ and  the  fee  collected,  the  Officers  return  to  the  Lodge- 
room,  salute  the  W.  C.  T.,  and  report."] 

W.  F.  S.  Worthy  Chief  Templar,  the  fee  is 
paid. 

P.  JY.  C.  T.  Worthy  Chief  Templar,  the 
questions  are  properly  answered. 

W.  C.  T.  The  Marshal  and  Deputy  will 
now  repair  to  the  ante-room,  and  introduce  the 
candidate. 

\If  but  one  candidate,  only  one  officer  need  retire. 
The  W.  M.  conducting  the  candidate  to  the  door,  gives 
three  distinct  raps.~\ 

I.  G.  Worthy  Vice  Templar,  there  is  an 
alarm  at  the  inner  gate. 

W.  V.  T.     You  will  attend  to  it. 


INITIATION.  13 

4         • 

/.  Gr.     It  is  our  Marshal,  accompanied  by  a 
friend,  who  seeks  admission  to  our  Lodge. 

W.  V.  T.     Admit  them. 


[While  singing,  the  W.  M.  conducts  the  candidates 
slowly  around  the  room,  stopping  at  the  close  of  the  Ode 
in  front  of  the  chair  of  the  W.  C.  T.~] 

1 .    AIR — " Savior,  like  a  shepTterd  lead  us" 

"Welcome,  welcome  to  our  Order, 

"We  shall  need  your  help  and  care; 
In  the  harvest  fields  of  Temperance, 

You  shall  have  a  rightful  share. 
Welcome,  welcome, 

Heaven  bless  you !  is  our  prayer ; 
Welcome,  welcome, 

Heaven  bless  you !  is  our  prayer. 

2.   Ara — Harwell. 

Welcome,  stranger,  to  this  Temple, 

To  our  altar  now  advance ; 
Join  our  band  of  valiant  soldiers, 

Strike  for  Right  and  Temperance.     / 
Hearts  united  cheer  you  on, 
Honor,  pleasure  will  be  won, 
Welcome,  stranger,  to  this  Temple, 
Welcome,  welcome,  welcome  here ! 


• 
14  RITUAL. 

W.  M.  Worthy  Chief  Templar,  allow  me  to 
introduce  to  you  our  friend^  who,  after  due  trial, 
wishes  to  become  a  member  of  our  Order. 

W.  O.  T.  My  friend,  we  give  you  a  cordial 
welcome. 

R.  H.  &.  Welcome !  Here  you  will  find 
encouragement  in  every  laudable  purpose. 

L.  H.  8.  Welcome !  Here  you  will  find 
friends  in  the  hour  of  peril. 

W.  0.  T.  It  rejoices  our  hearts  that  hence- 
forth your  services  are  to  be  given  to  the  great 
Temperance  reform,  and  that  to  this  end,  you 
desire  to  unite  your  influence  with  ours.  This 
place  is  sacredly  dedicated  to  the  cause  of  Tem- 
perance, and  you  see  here  the  entire  family 
circle  around  one  common  altar,  fully  determined 
to  reclaim  the  fallen,  and  save  others  from 
falling.  The  enemy  with  which  we  have  to 
contend  is  crafty  and  powerful,  and  to  resist 
such  a  foe  successfully  will  require  our  mightiest 
efforts.  All  have  felt  his  power,  or  suffered 
more  or  less  from  his  destructive  influences. 
In  every  walk  of 'life,  intemperance,  like  an 


INITIATION.  15 

undying  worm,  has  gnawed  at  the  vitals  and 
corrupted  the  life-blood  of  the  fairest,  ablest 
and  purest  of  earth.  We  aim  to  unite  all  moral 
and  social  elements  of  society  in  an  unceasing 
warfare  upon  this  giant  evil.  Our  hearts  and 
hands  are  ever  open,  to  lift  up  those  who  are 
sunk  low  in  the  scale  of  human  degradation, 
and  restore  them  to  family,  friends,  and  society, 
as  well  as  to  save  the  young,  pure  and  virtuous 
from  ever  falling  into  the  snares  of  the  tempter. 
You  will  now  be  required  to  take  upon  your- 
self a  solemn  obligation  of  total  abstinence,  and 
to  bind  yourself  to  our  laws;  but,  as  you  have 
already  been  assured,  there  is  nothing  in  this 
obligation  inconsistent  with  your  duties  arising 
from  any  of  the  relations  of  life.  It  is  an 
obligation  earnest  in  its  nature,  imperative  in 
its  requirements,  and  lifelong  in  its  duration. 
Regarding  it  .thus,  are  you  still  willing  to 
proceed  ? 

Candidate.     I  am. 

j 

Worthy  Marshal,  you  will  now  present  our 
friend  to  the  Worthy  Vice  Templar  for  obli- 
gation. 


16     '  RITUAL. 

[The   W.  M.  and  candidate  will  remain  standing  at 
the  Altar  while  one  of  the  following  Odes  is  sung :] 

1 .    Am — America. 

God  of  the  Temperance  cause, 
Bless  Those  who  seek  thy  laws, 

Owning  their  power; 
Be  Thou  to  them  a  shield, 
Teach  them  thy  sword  to  wield 
Upon  temptation's  field, 

In  sin's  dark  hour. 


2.   AIR — PkyeFs  Hymn. 

God  of  Mercy!  be  Thou  near, 
While  these  vows  are  spoken  here ; 
Shield  the  victor,  guard  and  guide 
Where  the  lurking  tempters  hide; 
Man  may  strive,  but  Thou  alone 
Must  the  final  conquest  crown. 


W.  M.  Worthy  Vice  Templar,  by  direction 
of  our  Worthy  Chief  Templar,  I  here  present 
our  friend  for  Obligation. 


INITIATION.  17 

W.  V.  T.     You  will  place  your  right  hand 
upon  your  heart  and  assent  to  the  following 

OBLIGATION. 

You,  in  a  full  belief  in  the  existence  and 
power  of  Almighty  God,  and  in  the  presence 
of  these  witnesses,  do  solemnly  and  unreserv- 
edly promise  that  you  will  not  make,  buy,  sell, 
use,  furnish,  or  cause  to  be  furnished  to  others, 
as  a  beverage,  any  spirituous  or  malt  liquors, 
wine  or  cider ;  and  that,  in  all  honorable  ways, 
you  will  discountenance  their  use  in  the  com- 
munity. You  also  promise,  that  you  will  not 
reveal  any  of  the  private  work  or  business  of 
this  Order  to  any  one  not  entitled  to  know  the 
same,  and  that  in  all  things  you  will  yield  a 
cheerful  obedience  to  all  our  laws,  rules  and 
usages.  You  also  promise,  that  you  will  not 
knowingly  wrong  a  member  of  this  Order,  or 
see  one  wronged,  and  that  you  will  do  all  in 
your  power  to  promote  the  good  of  this  Order 
and  to  advance  the  cause  of  Temperance. 

Do  you  thus  promise  ? 

Candidate.     I  do. 


18  RITUAL. 

W.  M.  (and  all  the  Lodge  in  concert.)  We 
are  witnesses  of  your  solemn  obligation. 

W.  C.  T.  The  Chaplain  will  now  invoke  the 
Divine  blessing. 

PRAYER. 

W.  Chap.  Our  Father  who  art  in  Heaven, 
we  now  implore  thy  blessing  upon  this  friend, 
who  has  just  assumed  a  high  and  responsible 
obligation,  and  whose  influence  is  henceforth  to 
be  united  with  ours  to  drive  Intemperance  from 
the  land.  Give  him  strength  to  discharge  every 
duty  arising  from  this  new  relation,  and  grace 
to  redeem  every  pledge.  May  lie  have  strength 
to  resist  every  temptation ;  and,  in  Thy  hands, 
become  an  honored  instrument  in  leading  many 
to  virtue  and  peace.  Be  pleased  to  graciously 
bless  us,  in  this  addition  to  our  numbers  and 
influence ;  and  may  our  union  prove  a  blessing 
to  us  and  many  others,  and  an  honor  to  Thy 
great  name;  to  whom  be  glory  and  dominion 
for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 

{The  Candidate  will  turn  and  face  the  W.  C.  T.     The 
Officers  remain  standing."] 


INITIATION.  19 

P.  W.  C.  T.  This  vow  we  have  all  taken 
and  kept.  Let  the  fidelity  with  which  it  is 
kept  by  you,  be  your  glory  and  your  shield. 
Remember  your  vow. 

W.  C.  T.  None  but  the  brave  dare  take 
such  a  vow ;  but  a  true  heart  and  determined 
purpose  will  accomplish  much.  Remember  your 
vow. 

W.  Chap.  A  Templar's  vow  is  registered  in 
heaven ;  as  you  value  your  standing  here  and 
your  peace  in  eternity,  keep  that  vow  sacred 
to  the  end  of  life.  Remember  your  obligation. 

W.  V.  T.  Your  sacred  honor  is  given  to  us 
that  you  will  keep  your  obligation.  He  that  is 
faithful  in  little,  will  be  faithful  in  much.  Your 
character  is  at  stake  in  your  vow.  Keep  it, 
then,  to  the  end  of  life. 

Marshal,  you  will  continue  to  act  as  guide  to 
our  friend. 


20  RITUAL. 

[The  W.  M.  conducts  them  around  the  room  while 
singing.'} 

1.   AIR— "Beautiful  Star." 

Hail!  all  hail!  O  friends  of  Right! 
Keep  the  vows  you're  made  to-night ! 
Let  no  purple  wine  be  poured 
As  you  gather  at  the  board. 

Destroying  wine, 

Destroying  wine, 
Wine,  wine  of  the  drunkard, 
Taste  not,  O  taste  not  the  wine ! 

2.   AIR — Auld  Lang  Syne. 

Come,  friends  and  brethren,  all  unite, 

In  songs  of  hearty  cheer ; 
Our  cause  speeds  onward  in  its  might — 

Away  with  doubt  and  fear. 
We  give  the  pledge,  we  join  the  hand, 

Resolved  on  victory ; 
We  are  a  bold,  determined  band, 

And  strike  for  liberty. 

The  cup  of  death  no  more  we  take ; 

That  cup  no  more  we  give ; 
It  makes  the  head,  the  bosom,  ache — 

Ah!  who  can  drink  and  live? 
We  give  the  pledge,  we  join  the  hand. 

Resolved  on  victory ; 
We  are  a  bold,  determined  band, 

And  strike  for  liberty. 

[  The  W.  M.  will  lead  the  Candidate  just  in  front  of 
the  Altar,  facing  the  W.  C.  T.,  and  the  officers  rise  as 
they  respond.] 


INITIATION.  21 

W.  C.  T.  Wine  is  a  mocker,  strong  drink  is 
raging;  and  whosoever  is  deceived  thereby  is 
not  wise.  He  that  loveth  pleasure  shall  be 
poor :  he  that  loveth  wine  shall  not  be  rich. 

P.  W.  C.  T.  Be  not  among  wine-bjfobers ; 
for  the  drunkard  shall  come  to  poverty,  and 
drowsiness  shall  clothe  a  man  with  rags. 

W.  C.  T.  How  exceedingly  strong  is  wine ; 
it  causeth  all  men  to  err  that  drink  it :  Let  no 
drunkenness  go  with  thee  in  thy  journey,  for 
it  duninisheth  strength ;  it  maketh  wounds ! 

W.  Chap.  Woe  unto  him  that  giveth  his 
neighbor  drink,  that  putteth  the  bottle  to  him 
and  maketh  him  drunken  also ! 

W.  V.  T.  He  that  contemneth  small  things 
shall  fall  by  little  and  little.  Show  not  thy 
valiantness  in  wine,  for  strong  drink  hath  des- 
troyed many. 

W.  C.  T.  Who  hath  Borrow  ?  Who  hath 
woe  ?  Who  hath  babbling  ?  Who  hath  con- 
tentions? Who  hath  wounds  without  cause? 
Who  hath  redness  of  eyes  ? 


22  RITUAL. 

W.  M.  They  that  tarry  long  at  the  wine ; 
they  that  go  to  seek  mixed  wine. 

W.  C.  T.  Then  look  not  thou  upon  the  wine 
when  it  is  red,  when  it  giveth  its  color  in  the 
cup,  wjien  it  moveth  itself  aright.  At  the  last 
it  biteth  like  a  serpent,  and  stingeth  like  an 
adder ! 

Worthy  Marshal,  you  will  now  conduct  this 
friend  to  our  Worthy  Chaplain. 

W.  M.  Worthy  Chaplain,  our  friend  awaits 
further  instruction. 

W.  Chap.  My  friend,  the  gems  of  truth 
which  we  have  just  given  you,  are  from  Divine 
revelation ;  treasure  them  in  your  heart,  and  it 
will  be  well  with  you  now  and  hereafter.  Study 
well  the  volume  from  which  they  are  taken,  for 
therein  are  found  words  of  eternal  life.  The 
Scriptures  teach  Temperance  in  all  things,  and 
declare  that  no  drunkard  shall  inherit  the  King- 
dom of  Heaven.  In  your  hours  of  study, 
consult  them ;  in  your  hours  of  reverie,  medi- 
tate upon  their  teachings ;  and  in  the  hour  of 
temptation,  look  to  that  Word  which  was  in  the 
beginning,  is  now,  and  shall  be  evermore,  for 


INITIATION.  23 

strength ;  and  at  the  feet  of  the  Son  of  God, 
learn  the  lesson  of  faith,  hope,  and  charity ;  for 
if  you  love  them  that  love  you,  and  do  good 
to  those  who  bestow  their  favors  upon  you, 
what  do  ye  more  than  others  ?  I  charge  you 
to  love  God,  and  keep  his  commandments ;  let 
your  hope  be  ardent,  your  faith  strong,  and 
your  charity  like  the  bounty  of  God,  who 
sendeth  the  rain  and  the  sunshine  alike  upon 
the  just  and  upon  the  unjust. 

Worthy  Marshal,  you  will  conduct  this  friend 
to  the  Worthy  Vice  Templar,  who  will  give  him 
further  instructions. 

W.  M.  Worthy  Vice  Templar,  this  friend  is 
on  his  way  to  learn  more  of  the  teachings  of 
our  Order. 

W.  V.  T.  I  welcome  you  on  your  way. 
Many  have  gone  the  same  road  before  you,  and 
we  hope  many  may  come  after.  You  have 
listened  to  the  voice  of  revelation,  but  Tem- 
perance is  not  alone  taught  in  the  Scriptures. 
In  nature  we  find  no  strong  drinks — nothing 
that  can  intoxicate.  The  Almighty  and  All- 
wise  prepared  but  one  drink — pure  water. 


24  RITUAL. 

This  He  furnished  bountifully,  and  sent  it 
coursing  through  the  earth,  pushing  down  the 
hill-side,  glancing  in  the  sunbeams,  bounding 
through  the  valley,  distilling  in  the  dew,  and 
treasured  in  the  mighty  deep.  Animated  na- 
ture needs  no  other  drink.  Man  alone,  whom 
God  made  upright,  is  dissatisfied,  and  has  sought 
out  many  inventions.  Placed  at  the  head  of 
all  animate  creation,  man  is  the  only  creature 
that  sinks  below  his  element — below  the  brute 
— by  yielding  to  his  strange  and  acquired 
appetite.  Think  well  of  these  things,  and  I 
charge  you  to  be  satisfied  with  the  drink  fur- 
nished by  One  wiser  than  we. 

Marshal,  conduct  our  friend  to  the  Past 
Worthy  Chief  Templar,  who  will  still  further 
advance  him  on  his  way. 

W.  M.  Past  Worthy  Chief  Templar,  I  am 
directed  to  present  this  friend  to  you  for  further 
instruction. 

P.  W.  C.  T.  My  friend,  it  gives  me  pleasure 
to  assist  you  in  advancing.  You  have  heard 
the  warnings  of  Scripture ;  you  have  listened  to 
the  teachings  of  nature;  but  lessons  of  Temper- 


INITIATION.  25 

ance  are  not  confined  to  these.  History  lifts 
its  warning  voice,  saying, — BEWARE  OF  STRONG 
DRINK  !  It  tells  of  heroes,  prophets,  priests  and 
kings,  fallen  by  its  potent  power.  It  shows 
that  neither  power,  genius,  learning,  position  or 
strength  are  proof  against  it.  Our  own  obser- 
vation confirms  this  testimony.  We  have  seen 
the  tears  of  the  widow  and  orphan ;  heard  the 
low,  sad  wail  of  agony  sent  up  by  broken 
hearts.  We  have  seen  bright  hopes  and  pros- 
pects blasted;  the  innocence  of  youth  grown 
old  with  the  deformity  of  ignorance  and  want; 
beauty  clothed  with  rags  and  shame,  and  man- 
hood shorn  of  its  glory,  each  repeating  daily 
the  sad  warning,  of  the  past — BEWARE  OF  THESE 
DRINKS!  For  protection  against  their  deadly 
and  seductive  influences,  and  to  hasten  the  hour 
when  the  means  of  intoxication  shall  be  driven 
from  our  land,  are  we  banded  together  here. 
(Stepping  dotvn  and  taking  the  candidate  by  the 
hand,]  I  now  welcome  you -to  our  Lodge — our 
fraternal  home.  Abide  with  us.  Here  you 
are  safe.  Remain  with  u^,  for  the  destroyer 
can  never  enter  here.  Ever  have  before  you 
the  Divine  rule,  as  though  it  were  written  in 
letters  of  living  light,  "Whatsoever  ye  would 


26  RITUAL. 

that  others  should  do  unto  you,  do  ye  even  so 
unto  them."  Thus,  you  will  live  to  a  good  and 
noble  purpose :  the  memories  of  the  past  will 
be  pleasant,  and  our  future  glorious. 

You  will  now  accompany  our  Marshal  to  the 
desk  of  the  Financial  Secretary,  and  sign  the 
Constitution ;  then  to  the  Worthy  Chief  Tem- 
plar for  the  closing  ceremonies. 

1 .    Ara — America. 

Long  live  our  temple  bright, 
Offspring  of  truth  and  light, 

Sent  from  above! 
Long  may  our  Brothers  stand, 
And  Sisters — glorious  band — 
Strong  pillars  in  our  land, 

Our  pride  and  love ! 

2.   MR— Old  Hundred. 

Now  bound  by  honor's  sacred  laws, 
Be  faithful  to  our  holy  cause ; 
Let  truth  preserve  each  member's  fame, 
Nor  curses  blast  our  honored  name. 

Then  welcome  to  our  Unionhood, 
A  cheerful  welcome  to  the  good ; 
Long  live  our  Order's  great  renown, 
And  happiness  each  member  crown ! 

Stand  firm  in  truth  while  life  shall  last, 
Nor  let  the  blight  fall  on  thy  way ; 

Our  hopes,  may  treason  never  blast ; 
Our  trust,  no  Judas  e'er  betray. 


INITIATION.  Z  I 

3»   Ant — "Lift  your  heads,  tJie  day  is  breaking." 

To  our  noble  cause  forever, 

Be  a  steady  beacon  light ; 
Let  no  deed  or  word  e'er  sever 

Those  who  gather  here  to-night. 
Firm  in  principles  of  Temperance, 

Turn  the  wine-king  from  his  throne, 
Keeping  always  in  remembrance, 

God,  Great  God,  is  King  alone. 

W.  M.  Worthy  Chief  Templar,  our  friend 
has  traveled  the  circuit  of  our  Lodge,  and  now 
comes  to  you  for  the  closing  instructions  and 
ceremonies. 

W.  C.  T.  You  have  now  undertaken  a  life- 
long work,  and  we  expect  that  henceforth  your 
labors  and  influence  will  be  with  us  and  for  us ; 
that  you  will  be  present  at  all  of  our  meetings, 
and  that  our  association  here  and  elsewhere 
will  be  mutually  pleasant  and  profitable.  I 
charge  you  to  consider  well  the  lessons  of  this 
Lodge.  Of  necessity  they  have  been  brief: 
ponder  them  in  your  mind,  and  as  you  advance 
in  our  noble  Order,  they  will  be  more  fully 
exemplified  and  set  forth. 

We  have  signs  of  recognition,  test  and  pass- 
words, grips  and  signals,  which  I  will  now  give. 

[  The  W.  C.  T.  will  here  give  the  instructions.'] 


28  RITUAL. 

The  members  will  now  form  our  circle  of 
unity. 


[  The  members  form  a  circle,  joining  hands  around  the 
candidate  and  officers;  the  W.  C.  T.,  R.  H.  S.,  and  L. 
H.  S.,  on  one  side  of  the  fountain,  or  table  on  which  are 
the  glasses  of  water,  the  W.  M.  and  D.  M.  with  the  can- 
didate on  the  opposite  side,  and  in  front  of  the  officers 
named.~\ 

W.  C.  T.  By  the  authority  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Good  Tem- 
plars, I  proclaim  this  person  a  member  of  this 
Lodge ;  and  he  is  hereby  declared  to  be  entitled 
to  all  the  rights,  privileges  and  protection  guar- 
anteed to  members  by  our  Constitution,  By- 
Laws,  Rules  and  usages. 

[The  R.  H.  S.  and  L.  H.  S.  hand  the  W.  C.  T.,  W. 
M.,  D.  M.  and  candidate  glasses  of  water."]  x 

And  in  this  pure  element  of  water,  God's 
only  beverage,  we  mutually  pledge  a  life-long 
fidelity  to  our  sacred  cause.  (Officers  and 
candidate  drink.} 


INITIATION.  29 

1 .    Am — "  There's  much  good  cheer." — (Cracovienne.) 

Fill  all  your  sparkling  glasses  high, 
With  health  that  wine  can  never  buy ; 
Cold  water,  full  of  strength  and  life, 
Will  nerve  our  weakest  for  the  strife ; 
Flash  out  a  draught  of  water  cold, 
With  cheerful  faces,  young  and  old, 
'Twas  given  a  blessing  from  the  sky, 
Then  fill  your  sparkling  glasses  high ! 

2.    AIR — "Sparkling  and  Bright" 

Sparkling  and  bright,  hi  its  liquid  light, 

Is  the  water  in  our  glasses ; 
'Twill  give  you  health,  'twill  give  you  wealth, 
Ye  lads  and  rosy  lasses ! 

O  !  then  resign  your  ruby  wine, 
Each  smiling  son  and  daughter; 
There's  nothing  so  good  for  the  youthful  blood, 
Or  sweet  as  the  sparkling  water ! 

W.  C.  T.  Thus  are  you  surrounded  by 
friends  upon  whom  you  have  fraternal  claims ; 
this  circle  which  you  see  around  us  being  the 
emblem  of  perpetual  friendship.  The  union 
of  hands  signifies  the  union  of  hearts,  and 
purpose  and  effort  in  our  great  work.  Be- 
fore you  join  hands  with  us,  we  will  invest 
you,  as  all  worthy  members  should  be,  with 
proper  regalia.  (The  R.  H.  S.  or  L.  H.  S.,  or 
loth,  officiate.)  It  is  hoped  you  will  ever  wear 


30  RITUAL. 

this  badge  with-  pleasure  and  profit  to  yourself, 
and  honor  to  this  institution  and  the  cause  of 
Temperance. 

You  will  now  take  your  place,  and  form  a 
part  of  our  circle. 

[  The  W.  C.  T.  and  Supporters  resume  their  respective 
stations."] 

Now,  as  we  all  stand  united  around  our 
common  altar,  having  plighted  our  faith  together 
beneath  our  sacred  standard,  behold  how  good 
and  how  pleasant  it  is  for  brethren  to  dwell 
together  in  unity.  May  the  pleasant  ties  that 
now  bind  us  together  be  severed  only  hi  death. 

Am — Zion. 

Hail  we  now  our  new  made  member, 
Linked  with  us  in  friendship's  chain ; 

Kind  and  faithful  to  each  other, 
Love  will  soothe  our  woes  and  pain ; 

Thus  progressing, 
Blessings  follow  in  our  train. 

^During  the  recess  for  congratulations,  the  candidate 
should  be  made  acquainted  with  all  present."] 


CLOSING.  31 

OILOSI1TGK 

W.  0.  T.    Worthy  Financial  Secretary,  what 
are  the  receipts  of  the  evening  ? 

W.  F.  8.     The  receipts  are  *   *   *  Worthy 
Chief  Templar. 

W.  C.  T.     Has  the  Treasurer  received  the 
same? 

W.  T.    \  have,  Worthy  Chief  Templar. 


W.  C.  T.  Worthy  officers  and  members,  we 
are  about  to  close  this  meeting.  I  thank  you 
for  your  presence  and  attention  this  evening : 
let  us  now  listen  to  our  parting  counsel. 

W.  V.  T.  Brothers  and  Sisters,  let  us  not 
forget  the  principles  enjoined  upon  us  by  our 
Order.  At  our  altar  we  have  given  our  most 
sacred  promises  to  abstain  from  all  that  can 
intoxicate,  and  by  all  just  means  in  our  power 
to  banish  intemperance.  We  desire  the  pres- 
ence of  all,  and  shall  expect  you  here  at  our 
next  meeting. 


32  RITUAL. 

W.  C.  T.  We  must  now  separate,  to  mingle 
again  in  the  pursuits  and  temptations  of  life. 
In  your  respective  callings,  shun  the  way  of 
evil  doers,  and  exhibit  by  your  integrity  that 
the  labors  and  teachings  of  our  Lodge  are  not 
in  vain. 

We  will  now  sing  our  closing  ode. 
CLOSING  ODES. 

1.    Am — Sicilian  Hymn.     * 

Heavenly  Father !  give  thy  blessing, 

While  we  now  this  meeting  end ; 
On  our  mind  each  truth  impressing, 

That  may  to  thy  glory  tend. 
Save  from  all  intoxication, 

From  its  fountain  may  we  flee ; 
When  assailed  by  strong  temptation, 

Put  our  trust  alone  in  thee. 

2.   Am —  Cheney. 

Great  God!  hear  thou  our  prayer  to-night, 
The  foes  of  Temperance  may  we  brave; 

Guide  ali  our  faltering  steps  aright, 
Our  fellow  men  from  ruin  save. 

3.   Am— Ward. 

May  friendship's  chain  be  ever  bright, 

And  charity  and  love  increase ; 
May  Providence  protect  the  right, 

Reclaim  the  wrong,  establish  peace. 


CLOSING.  33 

W.  C.  T.  You  will  now  give  attention  to 
the  Closing  service  by  the  Worthy  Chaplain. 

[  The  Chaplain  will  pronounce  a  benediction,  offer  a 
short  extempore  prayer,  or  use  the  following :] 

PRAYER. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  Heaven,  we  thank 
Thee  for  the  privilege  of  the  present  meeting, 
and  for  whatever  good  we  may  have  been  en- 
abled to  accomplish.  Pardon,  we  entreat  Thee, 
whatever  in  our  present  intercourse  may  have 
been  displeasing  to  Thee,  in  thought,  word  or 
deed.  Deepen  every  conviction  of  duty;  and 
strengthen  every  earnest  resolution  of  amend- 
ment. Accompany  us  to  our  several  homes, 
and  keep  us  and  all  our  loved  ones  there  ever 
under  the  shadow  of  Thy  wing.  Guide  us  by 
Thy  counsels  while  we  live,  and  finally  receive 
us  into  that  temple  not  made  with  hands,  eter- 
nal in  the  heavens.  For  thine  is  the  kingdom, 
and  power,  and  the  glory  forever.  -  Amen. 

W.  C.  T.     The  meeting  is  now  closed. 


34  RITUAL. 


[  The  proper  installing  Officer  is  the  G.  W.  C.  T.,  (or, 
in  his  absence,  a  D.  G.  W.  C,  T.~)  When  the  Lodge 
is  ready  for  installation,  the  G.  W.  C.  T.  will  quietly 
appoint  a  G.  W.  S.  and  a  G.  W.  M.,  and  retire  to  the 
ante-room.'] 

W.  C.  T.  Worthy  Marshal,  our  Lodge  is 
duly  prepared  for  the  installation  of  its  officers, 
and  the  Grand  Worthy  Chief  Templar  is  in 
waiting  in  our  ante-room  to  install  them.  You 
will  now  retire  and  introduce  him,  with  such 
representatives  of  the  officers  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  as  may  accompany  him. 

[  W.  M.  retires  and  introduces  the  officers.'] 


W.  M.  Worthy  Chief  Templar,  I  have  the 
honor  and  pleasure  of  presenting  to  you  the 
Grand  Worthy  Chief  Templar,  who  is  here  for 
the  purpose  of  installing  the  officers  of  this 
Lodge.  He  also  brings  with  him  these  Brothers 


INSTALLATION.  35 

(atid  Sisters),  whom  he  has  selected  to  repre- 
sent the  Grand  Lodge. 

[ All  yive  the  salutation  except  in  public  installations^ 

W.  C.  T,  It  is  with  pleasure  that  I  welcome 
you  within  our  Lodge.  Our  officers  are  elected, 
and  waiting'  to  be  installed.  It  will  be  our 
pleasant  duty  to  assist  you  in  any  manner  you 
may  require. 

Gr.  W.  C.  T.  It  is  a  source  of  gratification 
to  us  to  find  a  Lodge  ready  for  our  services. 
You  will  now  give  us,  as  representatives  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  a  place  with  you,  and  we  will 
proceed  with  the  installation  ceremonies. 


[The  W.  C.  T.  and  W.  S.  now  step  forward  and  con- 
duct the  officers  to  seats.  The  W.  C.  T.  takes  the  G.  W. 
C.  T.,  the  W.  S.  the  G.  W.  S.,  and  the  W.  M.  the  G. 
W.  M.  each  to  their  respective  stations.  The  W.  C.  T. 
then  steps  in  front  of  the  G.  TF.  C.  T.,  who  says  .* 

G.  W.  C.  T.  You  have  now  closed  your  term 
as  Worthy  Chief  Templar  of  this  Lodge.  There 
are  certain  laws  which  must  be  observed  before 
I  am  permitted  to  proceed,  and  in  order  to 


36  RITUAL. 

know  that  you  have  complied  with  them,  I  will 
ask  the  usual  questions  : 

G.  W.  C.  T.  Have  the  officers  elect  been 
chosen  in  accordance  with  the  laws,  and  have 
the  required  bonds  been  given  and  approved  ? 

W.  C.  T.     They  have. 

G.  W.  C.  T.  Have  the  Quarterly  Returns 
been  made  out,  and,  with  the  per  centage, 
placed  in  the  hands  of  the  proper  officer  ? 

W.  C.  T.     They  have. 

G.  W.  C.  T.  It  is  with  pleasure  that  we 
receive  your  report,  and,  with  the  same  feeling, 
I  will  proceed  with  the  installation,  as  soon  as 
the  names  of  the  appointed  officers  are  re- 
ported to  the  Grand  Worthy  Secretary.  The 
labors  of  your  office  are  ended,  yet  your  ex- 
perience prepares  you  for  still  further  useful- 
ness, and  the  Lodge  cannot  now  dispense  with 
your  services.  You  will  therefore  take  your 
seat  (if  re-elected,  say  " among  the  members" ) 
as  Past  Worthy  Chief  Templar  of  this  Lodge 
for  the  ensuing  term. 


INSTALLATION.  37 

\_A  full  list  of  the  officers  elect,  with  blank  spaces  ready 
to  Jill  in  the  names  of  the  appointed  officers,  should  be 
on  the  desk  of  the  G.  W.  S.,  and,  while  the  appointments 
are  being  made  by  the  Officers  elect,  the  G.  W.  M.  will 
arrange  seats  in  front  of  the  G.  W.  C.  T.,  as  shown  in 
the  diagram : 

G.  w.  c.  T. 

W.  O.  G.   *  *  *  L.  H.  8. 

W.  I.  G.  *  *  R.  H.  8. 

W.  D.  H.  *  *  W.  C.  T. 

W.  M.   *  *  W.  V.  T. 

W.  T.   *  *  W.  CHAP. 

W.  P.  8.   *  .,  *  W.  A.  S. 


The  regalia,  except  that  of  the  Guards  and  Supporters, 
will  be  left  at  the  chairs  of  the  officers."] 

a.  W.  a  T.  (Rising.)  My  Brothers  and 
Sisters,  you  have  been  elected  to  take  charge 
of  this  Lodge  for  the  ensuing  quarter.  It  is 
no  common  mark  of  favor  which  has  thus  been 
bestowed  upon  you.  I  feel  confident  that  it 
has  been  worthily  bestowed,  and  that  diligence 
in  the  discharge  of  all  your  duties,  together 
with  courteous  demeanor,  will  raise  you  still 
higher  in  the  estimation  of  your  associates. 
In  rising  to  the  position  of  Officers  of  this 
Lodge,  you  have  done  well;  but  if  you  rise 


38  RITUAL. 

in  the  discharge  of  your  duties,  you  will  do 
better. 

Please  sing  our  Installation  Ode  : 


Am — "Auld  Lang  Syne" 

Whatever  station  we  may  fill 

In  this  exalted  band, 
Our  plighted  duties  we  shall  still 

Achieve,  with  heart  and  hand ; 
And  evermore,  through  good  and  ill, 

By  one  another  stand — 
"Whatever  station  we  may  fill 

In  this  exalted  band. 

Cr.  W.  C.  T.  The  Officers  will  now  assume 
the  Good  Templar  attitude  for  receiving  the 

OBLIGATION. 

You,  and  each  of  you,  do  solemnly  promise, 
upon  your  sacred  honor,  that  you  will  faithfully 
discharge  all  of  the  duties  devolving  upon  you 
as  Officers  of  this  Lodge,  in  strict  accordance 
with  the  laws,  rules  and  usages  of  the  Order, 
the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  of  this  Lodge. 

Officers  respond.     We 


INSTALLATION.  39 

G.  W.  C.  T.  Brothers  and  Sisters,  you  have 
just  heard  the  Obligation  taken  voluntarily  by 
your  Officers. 

Members  respond.     We  are  witnesses. 


\ 

[  Officers  rise  as  they  are  addressed."] 

G.  W.  C.  T.  Worthy  Guards,  your  duties 
require  you  to  take  charge  of  the  doors  of  our 
Lodge :  see  to  it  that  no  unworthy  persons  are 
admitted,  and  that  our  Opening,  Initiatory  and 
Closing  ceremonies  are  not  disturbed.  Our 
Grand  Worthy  Marshal  will  clothe  you  in  re- 
galia, and  conduct  you  to  your  stations.  You 
will  relieve  the  present  Guards,  and  immediately 
enter  upon  the  discharge  of  your  duties. 

a.  W.  0.  T.  Worthy  Marshal  and  Worthy 
Deputy  Marshal,  you  will  see  that  all  who  enter 
here  without  passing  the  Guards  are  qualified 
to  remain ;  you  will  have  charge  of  the  Regalia 
and  Odes,  and  will  see  that  they  are  properly 
distributed  at  the  opening  and  collected  at  the 


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40  RITUAL. 

close  of  each  meeting;  conduct  candidates  at 
their  initiation,  and  introduce  visitors.  Follow 
our  Grand  Worthy  Marshal,  and  he  will  conduct 
you  to  your  places  in  the  Lodge,  and  clothe  you 
with  your  regalia. 

G.  W.  C.  T.  Worthy  Financial  Secretary  and 
Worthy  Treasurer,  the  financial  affairs  of  this 
Lodge  are  now  placed  in  your  hands ;  see  to  it 
that  no  injustice  or  wrong  is  done  to  the  Lodge 
or  any  of  its  members,  or  to  yourselves.  The 
Worthy  Financial  Secretary  will,  at  the  close 
of  each  meeting,  pay  all  receipts  to  the  Worthy 
Treasurer,  and  the  Worthy  Treasurer  will  keep 
the  same  subject  to  the  order  of  the  Lodge. 
You  will  now  be  conducted  to  your  stations  by 
our  Grand  Worthy  Marshal,  and  enter  upon 
the  discharge  of  your  duties.  Let  your  fidelity 
be  apparent,  and  a  good  conscience  your  reward. 

G.  W.  C.  T.  Worthy  Secretary  and  Worthy 
Assistant  Secretary,  the  Records  of  this  Lodge 
are  now  about  to  be  placed  in  your  keeping, 
and  upon  the  precision,  punctuality  and  ability 
of  the  Worthy  Secretary,  the  prosperity  and 
harmony  of  the  Lodge  in  a  great  measure 


INSTALLATION.  41 

depend.  A  good  Secretary  is  always  at  his 
post.  Without  prompt  action  on  your  part, 
the  Worthy  Chief  Templar  cannot  successfully 
conduct  the  affairs  of  this  Lodge.  You  have 
accepted  an  arduous  place,  but  we  feel  confident 
that  you  have  taken  it  with  a  determination  to 
perform  its  duties  faithfully.  So  do,  and  you 
will  merit  and  receive  the  thanks  of  this  Lodge 
and  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  The  Grand  Worthy 
Marshal  will  now  conduct  you  to  your  place, 
by  the  side  of  the  Grand  Worthy  Secretary, 
and  clothe  you  with  regalia. 

G.  W.  C.  T.  Worthy  Chaplain,  it  is  your 
privilege  to  invoke  the  divine  favor  and  bless- 
ings, without  which  we  labor  in  vain.  Endeavor 
so  to  conduct  the  devotional  exercises  of  this 
Lodge,  that  they  may  be  beneficial  to  the  mem- 
bers and  acceptable  to  our  Heavenly  Father. 
The  Grand  Worthy  Marshal  will  now  conduct 
you  to  your  place  in  the  Lodge. 

G.  W.  C.  T.  Worthy  Vice  Templar,  you 
have,  by  the  favor  of  your  Brothers  and  Sisters, 
been  placed  in  an  important  position.  In  the 
discharge  of  your  duties,  you  are  required  to 


42  RITUAL. 

assist  in  maintaining  order,  give  out  nightly  a 
retiring  Pass-word,  and  superintend  the  Guards. 
Be  faithful,  dignified,  and  prompt ;  and  as  you 
discharge  your  duties,  so  will  your  merits  be 
appreciated  by  the  Lodge.  The  Grand  Worthy 
Marshal  will  now  conduct  you  to  your  place, 
and  clothe  you  in  the  regalia  of  your  office. 

G.  W.  C.  T.  Worthy  Right  and  Left  Hand 
Supporters,  your  stations  are  indicated  by  the 
names  of  your  office.  You  will  support  your 
Chief,  and  assist  him  as  he  shall  from  time  to 
time  direct.  (They  remain  standing.} 

Worthy  Chief  Templar,  you  have  been  elected 
to  the  highest  office  in  the  gift  of  this  Lodge, 
and  you  will  consider  it  a  mark  of  the  esteem 
and  confidence  the  Lodge  reposes  in  you.  Let 
it  be  your  highest  aim  to  merit  a  continuance 
of  their  confidence,  and  to  grow  in  their  esteem. 
Your  duties  are  high  and  arduous.  You  are 
the  presiding  and  executive  officer  of  this 
Lodge,  and  you  will  see  that  order  and  the 
rules  of  the  Lodge  are  enforced,  and  that  the 
Lodge,  in  all  of  its  workings,  conforms  to  the 
Ritual,  the  laws  of  the  Right  Worthy  Grand 


I 

INSTALLATION.  43 

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Lodge,  your  own  Grand  Lodge,  and  of  this 
Lodge.  It  is  expected  that  you  will  be  in  your 
place  at  every  meeting,  in  time  to  commence  at 
the  regular  hour ;  and  upon  the  care  and  fidelity 
with  which  you  discharge  your  duties,  the 
welfare  and  prosperity  of  the  Lodge  principally 
depend.  Be  prompt,  fearless  and  impartial  in 
your  acts;  courteous  and  kind  in  your  inter- 
course with  the  Lodge,  and  you  will  have  the 
assistance  of  all  the  members  in  conducting  its 
affairs,  to  your  mutual  profit  and  satisfaction. 

Grand  Worthy  Marshal,  you  will  now  clothe 
the  Supporters  with  regalia,  and  conduct  them, 
with  the  Worthy  Chief  Templar,  to  their  places. 

Worthy  Chief  Templar,  I  now  clothe  you  with 
the  regalia  of  your  office.  Wear  it  with  honor 
to  yourself  and  profit  to  the  Lodge.  I  also  give 
to  your  keeping  the  Charter  of  the  Lodge,  which 
we  all  expect  you  will  cherish  and  defend.  I 
also  present  you  a  copy  of  the  Constitution  and 
By-Laws  of  this  Lodge.  These  will  guide  you 
in  conducting  the  ceremonies  of  our  Order,  and 
the  admission  of  new  members.  And,  lastly, 
I  present  you  with  the  gavel :  by  this  you  will 


44  RITUAL. 

control  the  movements  of  the  members ,  *  *   . 
will  call   to    order,    *    *    *    will  call  up  the 
members,  *  *  *  seats  them  again,  and    *    *  * 
will  call  up  the  officers.     You  will  now  enter 
upon  the  discharge  of  your  duties. 


O 


a.  W.  C.  T.  Worthy  Officers  and  Members, 
your  Chief  has  been  fully  invested  with  his 
authority.  I  now  wish  to  remind  you  that  he 
alone  cannot  make  this  a  successful,  growing 
and  profitable  Lodge.  He  desires  and  expects 
your  assistance  in  all  that  pertains  to  its  wel- 
fare. Act  together  in  harmony,  in  honor  pre- 
ferring one  another;  strive  to  excel  in  good 
words  and  works,  remembering  the  object  for 
which  our  noble  Order  was  instituted,  and  its 
cardinal  principles,  as  symbolized  in  our  emblem 
and  found  in  our  motto — "Faith,  Hope,  and 
Charity."  The  Grand  Lodge  expects  a  good 
report  from  you,  and  the  community  that  you 
will  do  a  good  work.  I  return  you  the  thanks 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  my  own  for  the  past, 
and  as  you  are  now  in  a  condition  to  continue 


INSTALLATION.  45 

your  noble  work,  may  Heaven  bestow  upon 
you  increased  prosperity. 

Please  sing  our  Closing  Installation  Ode. 

AIR — "  The  morning  light  is  breaking." 

Stand  up,  stand  up  for  Temperance, 

Ye  soldiers  of  our  cause; 
Lift  high  our  royal  banner, 

Nor  let  it  suffer  loss. 
From  victory  to  victory 

Our  army  shall  be  led, 
Till  every  foe  is  vanquished 

And  all  are  free  indeed. 

Stand  up,  stand  up  for  Temperance, 

Against  unnumbered  foes ; 
Your  courage  rise  with  danger, 

And  strength  to  strength  oppose; 
Forth  to  this  mighty  conflict — 

Go,  in  this  glorious  hour — 
Where  duty  calls,  or  danger, 

Be  never  wanting  there. 

I  now  declare  the  officers  of  *  *  *  Lodge, 
No.  *  *  I.  0.  of  G.  T.,  duly  installed,  and 
authorized  to  enter  upon  and  discharge  their 
several  duties  for  the  term  ending  *  *  *  1st, 
18  *  *  ,  and  until  their  successors  are  elected 
and  installed. 


46  RITUAL. 


The  Officer  instituting  a  new  Lodge  will  satisfy  himself,  prior 
to  the  performance  of  1m  duties,  that  application  has  been  made, 
in  due  form,  for  a  Charter  ;  that  the  G.  W.  8.  is  in  possession 
of  the  same,  and  that  the  fee  has  been  paid. 

On  the  nvjTit  appointed  for  Institution,  the  G  W.  C.  T ,  or  his 
Deputy,  shall  take  the  Chair  ;  and,  so  far  as  may  be  in  his  power, 
sliaU  appoint  Members  of  the  Order,  in  good  standing,  as  acting 
Grand  Officers.  If}  however,  there  are  no  Members  of  the  Order 
present  to  assist  him,  he  shall  waive  apjpointments  pro  tern.,  until 
after  the  applicants  shall  haw  been  duly  initiated. 

The  Grand  Officer  Witt  then  proceed  with  the  Initiation  Cere- 
mony, as  provided  in  the  Ritual,  with  this  difference  only,  that  in 
cases  where  there  are  no  members  of  the  order  present,  as  assist- 
ants, he  will  confer  the  Obligation  of  the  Order,  in  due  form, 
himself,  and  shall  explain  the  several  Charges  of  the  Officers  acting 
in  connection  with  the  Initiatory  Work,  so  tJiat  the  members  of  the 
newly  instituted  Lodge  shall  be  enabled1  to  proceed  correctly  in  att 
future  Initiations. 

The  applicants  having  been  initiated,  the  Officer  may  proceed 
with  the  election  and  installation  of  the  Officers,  without  conferring 
the  Degrees ;  but  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  confer  the  Degrees  within 
three  months,  so  that  after  tJie  first  quarter  (lie  Officers,  as  far  as 
required,  sJiaH  be  Degree  members.  He  may,  however,  confer  the 
Degrees  the  following  evening. 

After  which  the  Grand  Officer  wiU  examine  the  Charter  of  the 
Lodge,  and  see  that  it  is  duly  filled  out  with  the  names  of  the  mem- 
bers, name  and  number  of  the  Lodge,  location,  date  and  proper 
signatures.  He  will  then  call  up  the  Lodge,  and  proclaim  a* 
follows: 


INSTITUTION.  47 

G.  W.  C.  T.  Brothers  and  Sisters :  Having 
complied  with  all  that  our  laws  and  usages 
demand,  it  is  my  pleasure  and  duty  to  welcome 
the  members  of  *  *  *  Lodge  into  union  with 
our  Temperance  Fraternity.  It  is  your  pre- 
rogative, if  you  are  but  faithful  and  energetic, 
to  exert  a  healthy  influence  upon  the  community 
in  which  you  dwell ; '  to  reform  the  inebriate,  to 
assuage  the  woes  and  afflictions  entailed  upon 
our  race  by  intemperance,  and  to  suppress  the 
traffic  in  alcoholic  poisons,  is  one  of  the  holiest 
of  callings.  Let  your  efforts  ever  be  in  har- 
mony and  unison,  and  your  counsels  together 
be  tempered  with  reason,  moderation,  and  the 
firmness  of  true  wisdom.  And,  above  all,  let 
me  ask  that  the  example  of  this  Lodge,  and  of 
the  members  thereof,  shall  ever  be  calculated 
to  advance  its  true  interests  and1  those  of  our 
common  cause.  The  perpetuity  and  salvation 
of  an  Institution  or  a  Society  depends  more 
upon  the  example  and  practice  of  its  members, 
than  upon  its  mere  precepts  or  its  professions. 
Live  above  reproach ;  live  to  4°  good ;  live  to 
improve  all  the  higher  and  better  faculties  of 
man's  nature ;  and,  with  the  blessings  of  Provi- 
dence, you  will  be  instrumental  in  accomplishing 


48  RITUAL. 

a  part  of  the  great  work  of  regenerating  the 
world. 

And  now,  by  authority  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Good  Templars, 
I  hereby  declare  *  *  *  Lodge,  No.  *  *  * 
to  be  duly  instituted  and  organized,  and  while 
obedient  to  the  Constitution  and  decisions  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  to  be  fully  entitled  to  the 
rights  and  privileges  of  Lodges  of  our  Order. 

At  the  close  of  this  Ceremony,  any  necessary  business  may  be 
transacted,  after  which  close  the  Lodge  inform. 


FUNERAL  CEREMONY. 

This  Ceremony  will  be  found  in  Chase's  Digest,  page  147. 


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